Clothes-wringer



(N0 Model.)

0. D. HUDSON.

CLOTHES WRINGER.

No. 425,074. Patented Apr. 8, 1890.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE ORVIS D. HUDSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CLOTH ES-WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,074, dated April 8, 1890.

Application filed December 13, 1887. Serial No. 257,803. (No model.)

.To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ORVI'S D. HUDSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Olothes-lVringers, of' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes-wringers; and it consists in certain novel features, h ereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wringing-machine embodying my invention in position upon a wash tub. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 00 0c of Fig. 3, the rollerbein g shown in elevation; and Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section 011 the line y y of Fig. 2.

Referring, to the drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A designates my improved clotheS-wringer, having vertical rigid standards B, connected together at their upper ends by a cross bar or piece B, and carrying journals 0 for one of the wringing-rolls O, having a shaft or journal-studs bearing in said boxes and of the ordinary well-known construction, said roll having a crank O extending beyond its journal box or bearing at one side of the frame B B, and constituting the driving-roll of the machine. The lower ends of the uprights B are recessed or cut away on their inner surfaces for a portion of their length to provide bearing-shoulders b, that are adapted to fit over the upper edge of the washtub, as will be very readily understood.

D designates the adjustable roll arranged to one side of the vertical plane of the roll 0, and having its line of contact therewith at one side above the horizontal plane of the'axis of the same, and said roll D is journaled or mounted in an adjustable clamping-frame E.

The frame E comprises the uprights E, which are made or formed of some elastic substance, either metal or wood, and constitute permanent springs; but for cheapness in the construction of the machine I prefer to employ wood springs, which I have found by experience fully answer and serve the purpose for which they are designed, although I would have it understood that I do not desire to limit myself to the employment of any particular material. The spring-bars or uprights E are provided near their upper ends with apertures e, in which are placed j ournal-boxes, in which the journal-pins of the roller D bear, and the extreme upper ends of said spring-bars are connected together by a horizontal cross-bar E rigidly secured or bolted thereto. The spring-bars E lie parallel with or alongside of the bars or uprights B of the driving-roller frame, and are projected or extended above the same for a suitable distance. In order to increase the flexibility of the spring-bars, I form vertical slots 6 in their lower ends; or the said lower ends may be reduced by being cut away on the dotted line of Fig. 3.

The uprights B of the driving-r0ller frame are provided with transverse openings (1 at a suitable distance above the bearing-shoulders 1') thereof.

F designates bolts passing transversely through the apertures (I of the uprights, one end of each of said bolts having an enlarged head f, which is swiveled in a recess in the inner vertical face of the spring-bars or uprights E, and held therein by a plate f passing across said recess, while the outer ends of said bolts are threaded and receive washers f and adjusting thumb-nuts F, bearing on the outer Vertical faces of the uprights B, whereby said frames are adj ustably connected together and adapted to clamp the machine upon the wash-tub, and at the same time determine the force which the wringing-rolls C D bear upon each other, as will be very readily understood.

To the inner vertical faces of the lower ends of the spring-bars or uprights E are secured the ends of a cross-bar that extends between said uprights and bears upon the inner face of the wash-tub, and serves to hold the said spring-bars or uprights securely in place. a

On the inner edge of the uprights B an illclined board or chute G is secured, and arranged below the driving-roll to aid in guiding the clothing between the rolls and to return or conduct the water forced from the clothing while passing between the rolls to the wash-tub.

H designates a pivoted flap or guard arranged to protect the outer face of the driving-roll, and having pivotal lugs or studs at its upper edges arranged to bear in openings or holes 71 in the upper portion of the uprights B.

The operation of my invention will be read ily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings. To clamp the machine upon a wash-tub, the upper edge of said tub is fitted between the lower separated ends of the standards B and the spring-bars E, so that the standards I) fit or bear against the outer face of said tub and the shoulder 1) thereof on the upper edges of the tub, while the crossbar connecting the lower end of the spring-bars bears on the inner vertical face of the tub and serves as a bearing to the spring-bars and the roller 1). The thumb-nuts F are now adjusted to exert the proper force on the spring-bars to hold the machine to the tub and to determine the force which the rollcrD bears against its fellow roll C. The machine is now ready for use, and is put into operation by feeding the clothing between the rollers and turning the crank 0 of the driving-roll. The passage of the clothing between the rollers serves to force them apart against the tension or force of the spring-bars, and causing the spring roller supporting-frame to oscillate 01' move on its bearing, the thumb-nuts serving as stops to limit the play of the spring arms or frame, and the connecting-bolts serving to keep the parts together while the swiveled connection of the securing-bolts permits the to-and-fro movement of the spring-bars. The clothing or fabric is delivered to the rolls and passed between the same in a nearly vertical plane. The water pressed from the clothes falls onto the drain or guide board and is by it directed back into the tub andprevented from passing over the side of the same. This drain orguide board also effectually prevents the insertion of sticks or other obstacles, either accidentally or otherwise, below the rollers, and thereby efiectually prevents injury to the clothing from that cause. hen

the clothing passes from the rollers, it will pass over the flap II, and will be thereby prevented from being carried around by the roller so as to clog up and stop the machine. This pivoted flap also is arranged in such a position that it will cover and protect the driving-roll from in ju ry,and at the same time,

as it is pivoted, it can be readily turned up so as to permit inspection and cleaning of the driving-roll.

The wringer can be readily and quickly detached from the wash-tub by simply unscrewin g the thumb-nuts F, and when the machine is detached from the wash-tub the lower ends of the spring-bars and standards are free and the rolls 0 D separate or fall apart, thus releasing them from contact, and also releasing the springs from tension and strain.

The machine combines great simplicity with durability and strength of construction, is thoroughly efiieient and easy of operation, and by reason of its simplieityit can be manufactured and sold very cheaply.

The device that serves to clamp the machine upon a wash-tub also regulates the force with which the rollers bear upon each other, while at the same time one of said rolls is rendered adjustable to accommodate the machine to the various requirements imposed upon a machine of the class described.

I do not desire to limit myself to the exact details of construction and form and proportions of parts herein shown and described,as I am aware that many changes and modifications therein can be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The improved clothes-wringer herein described and shown, comprising a rigid frame carrying a driving-roll, a spring-clamping frame swiveled to the rigid frame and carrying a presser-roll arranged above and to one side of the driving-roll, the drain or guide board secured to and between the side bars of the rigid frame below the driving-roll, and a flap or guard pivoted in the rigid frame above the driving-roll, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto allixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' ORVIS D. HUDSON.

\Vitnesses:

JonN II. Smenns, E. G. SIGGERS. 

